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June 23 in History

June 23 in Pop Culture History June 23rd is… National Detroit-Style Pizza Day National Hydration Day National Pecan Sandies Day National Pink Day 1683 – William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. 1860 – The United States Congress established the Government Printing Office. 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received the […]

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June 22 in History

June 22 in Pop Culture History June 22nd is… National Chocolate Eclair Day National HVAC Tech Day National Kissing Day National Onion Rings Day 1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe 1870 – US Congress created

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June 21 in History

June 21 in Pop Culture History June 21st is… The First Day of Summer Arizona Day Daylight Appreciation Day National Day of the Gong Go Skateboarding Day World Lambrusco Day Peaches ‘N’ Cream Day National Seashell Day National Selfie Day Smoothie Day 1834 – Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent (#X008277) for his grain-reaping machine.

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June 19 in History

June 19 in Pop Culture History June 19th is… National FreeBSD Day Garfield the Cat Day/Pets in Film Day Juneteenth (US Federal Holiday) Martini Day National Watch Day 1586 – Some English colonists left the Roanoke Island Colony that was established in 1585 and found empty in July of 1857. It was decided to re-establish

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June 18 in History

June 18 in Pop Culture History June 18th is… National Go Fishing Day National Splurge Day Veterinary Appreciation Day National Wanna Get Away Day 1178 – A meteor crashed into the Moon or exploded between Earth and the Moon. 1812 – The U.S. Congress declares war on Great Britain, Canada, and Ireland, starting The War

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June 17 in History

June 17 in Pop Culture History June 17 is… Apple Strudel Day Cherry Tart Day Eat Your Vegetables Day Global Garbage Man Day National Mascot Day Stewart’s Root Beer Day 1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempted to assassinate Mehmed II, forcing him to retreat from Wallachia, Romania. 1631 – Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth.

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June 16 in History

June 16 in Pop Culture History June 16th is… International Day For The African Child Arborist Appreciation Day Fresh Veggies Day Fudge Day Sea Turtle Day Waterfall Day 1816 – Lord Byron read Fantasmagoriana to his four house guests – Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Claire Clairmont, and John Polidori, and inspired his challenge that each

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June 15 in History

June 15 in Pop Culture History June 15th is… Lobster Day National Megalodon Day Nature Photography Day Smile Power Day 763 BC – Assyrians recorded a solar eclipse, and that detail was later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215 – The signed (sealed) Magna Carta guaranteed King John would respect feudal rights

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